Understanding Narcissism

[Joods]

Everyone has narcissim to a degree. For the most part, those levels are healthy. I bash on narcissists because after personally dealing with one for the last 16 years, having him drag me through the family court system, lie under oath, manipulate my family and my children, verbally and emotionally abuse me long after the relationship ended and who still manipulates judges, lawyers and psychiatrists alike, I can tell you wholeheartedly, 

I am NOT jealous. There is no jealousy to be had for someone who is that cold, ruthless and inconsiderate to the levels that he should be in jail for some of the things he has done to both myself and my children. 

Nope. The sheer amount of hell that man has put me though - a person just can't make this stuff up. And sadly, I am not alone in this.

Why were you with him for 16 years? I mean, you don't hide narcissism for 16 years. Maybe for a year, normally for around 6 months.

I was not aware of his narcissism until I was finally able to get away from him for good five years into the relationship. He was (and still is) very manipulative. He gets worse every year and has used the family court system to be abusive and get his way. 

I had a longer post written out, but my tablet crashed. Anyway, I've talked about this asshole before, in depth, last year. Some people on here also know the hell this man has put me through. Like I said, you just can't make this stuff up. At all. And unless you've personally lived through it, it's very hard to imagine anyone doing any of the things this man and others like him, are capable of doing.